EP 0440848 B1 19921216 - AN APPARATUS FOR SPACING CONTIGUOUS ROWS OF FOOD PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR SHORTBREAD SLICES, EXITING AN OVEN ON A BELT CONVEYOR
Title (en)
AN APPARATUS FOR SPACING CONTIGUOUS ROWS OF FOOD PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR SHORTBREAD SLICES, EXITING AN OVEN ON A BELT CONVEYOR
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 90102394 A 19900207
- CA 2010457 A 19900220
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0440848A1] Contiguous rows (2a) of shortbread slices and the like food products exiting an oven on a belt conveyor (4) are spaced apart at regular intervals (2b) by an apparatus (1) comprising two parallel belts (8,9) trained around respective pulley pairs (10,11;12,13), a plurality of rods (18) mounted between the belts (8,9) and extending transversely to the direction of advance of the food products (3) on the conveyor (4), a corresponding plurality of blocks (24) mounted slidably on the rods (18) and provided with fingers (31) adapted to engage the food products (3), and means (34) of spacing apart the blocks (24) on each rod (18) at the working run of the belts (8,9) and means (35) of approaching the blocks (24) at the return run.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A21C 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65G 47/26 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0440848 A1 19910814; EP 0440848 B1 19921216; AT E83464 T1 19930115; CA 2010457 A1 19910820; CA 2010457 C 19951205; DE 69000609 D1 19930128; DE 69000609 T2 19930513; DK 0440848 T3 19930503; ES 2036850 T3 19930601; GR 3006924 T3 19930630
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90102394 A 19900207; AT 90102394 T 19900207; CA 2010457 A 19900220; DE 69000609 T 19900207; DK 90102394 T 19900207; ES 90102394 T 19900207; GR 930400171 T 19930128